387. The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste — Reading Rangers
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-387-the-jumbies/SandF_387_The_Jumbies.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS Oranges, wild boys, and douen, oh my! In today’s delightful literary discussion, Shaun Duke and Jen Zink take a look at Tracey Baptiste’s incredible middle grade novel, The Jumbies. Together, they discuss the novel’s treatment of Caribbean folklore, its exploration of family and loss, its treatment of colonization and nature themes, the terrifying-ness of Jumbies, and so much more! Plus, we read some of your reviews of the show! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
The Next Movie: A Wrinkle in Time
We’re continuing this new #AudienceAssemble tradition by letting y’all know what we’re up to! Our next episode will be a film discussion of A Wrinkle in Time (2018) directed by Ava DuVernay! If you’ve seen the film and want to share your thoughts or ask us a question, you can do so in all these fancy ways: Twitter Facebook Email: skiffyandfanty@gmail We’ll share some of these on the podcast! And if you haven’t seen the film, it is currently streaming on Disney+ and available for rent on most of the major streaming services! Watch it and share your thoughts with us! So go on. Let us know what you think!
386. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — At the Movies #02 — A Podcast Throwback
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-386-star-trek-into-darkness/SandF_386_StarTrekIntoDarkness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTrek rehashes, Klingons, and shooty spaceships, oh my! It’s another magical day in the Skiffy and Fanty Universe! Today, we share another episode most of you have never heard before because it never released on the main feeds: our discussion of Star Trek Into Darkness! Listen to Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and special guest Jay Garmon talk about the film’s approach to Trek-i-ness, its rehashing of familiar plots, the prettiness of spaceships, and what Kirk’s deal is… And much more! We hope you enjoy the episode!
385. Double Dragon (1994) — Torture Cinema #103 w/ Tonia Ransom
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-385-double-dragon/SandF_385_DoubleDragon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFlying mailmen, questionable kicks, and Cleveland aflame, oh my! Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, and special guest, Tonia Ransom, bring the threat of the Triple Dragon (you heard me) to the 90s fascination with wretched video game adaptations. Together, they explore the film’s treatment of Asian culture, the supremely questionable choreography, the strange world of Double Dragon (the movie), why Cleveland is constantly on fire, and so much more. We hope you enjoy the episode!
384. The 2020 Nommo Awards Short Story Short List! (Reading Rangers)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-384-2020-nommo-awards/SandF_384_2020NommoAwards.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS Concentrated sin, collective intelligences, and space cannibalism, oh my! Jen and Shaun are at it again (again) with another Reading Rangers format. This time, they explore the short story short list for the 2020 Nommo Awards! This one is a meaty podcast, folks. We’ve got a lot of stories to discuss, from tales of artificial intelligence to generation ship cannibalism, beings who consume the evil among us to haunted houses and their haunted tenants, and spiritual messengers and balancing acts to unusual powers and the trauma we hide. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Announcement: Our 2020 (and Beyond) Focus and an Open Call to Publishers and Creators
For the past few weeks, the United States and much of the world has been in the grips of a massive movement of protest and resistance against police brutality and systemic racism, all under the familiar and power banner of Black Lives Matter. To say that 2020 has been a difficult year is an understatement, but while there was very little we, as an SF/F/H podcast, could do about the COVID-19 pandemic, there is something, however small, we can do to support black communities in the world. And so we’re going to do it in the most forceful way we know how. With that in mind, we have three announcements to make:
